Gear for lifting and transporting cargo and the like goods.



'W/ T/VESSES No. 876,559. 1 PATENTED JAN. 14, 1908.

. S. J. E. JURGENSBN. GEAR FOR LIPTING AND TRANSPORTING CARGO AND THE LIKE GOODS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 13.1906- 1m: Nmzms PETERS 0a., WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED s'rans rerun onion.

SIWON JACOB ENGELHARDT JGRGENSEN, OF MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.

GEAR FOR LIFTING AND TRANSPORTING CARGO AND THE LIKE GOODS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 14:, 1908.

Application filed July 13. 1906. Serial No. 326.101.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIMON Jaoon ENG-EL- HARDT JoneENsEN, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Jasper Road, East Brighton, Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gear for Lifting and Transporting Cargo and the Like Goods; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has been devised to provide improved gear for lifting and transporting cargo and the like goodsfrom or to a ships hold, railway truck or from place to place.

In order that my invention may be the more easily understood reference may be made to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 shows a front elevation of gear embodying my invention parts being shown in section. Fig. 2 a side view of same. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views showing the position of some of the parts at different points of their working parts being shown in section. Fig. 5 shows the section of the hanging bar on the line XX of Fig. 1 (drawn to a large scale) whileFig. 6 is a detail view showing the manner in which a swivel joint may be applied to the bottom of the apparatus.

In these drawings A is a metal roller catch block with. a swivel eye bolt B'on top and a hook C or swivel eye bolt D at its lower end. A is constructed of a metal bar having preferably a flat front and of the half round sec tion shown in Fig. 5. The swivel bolt B isa slight distance out from the center line of the axis of the roller or wheel E while the hook C at the bottom is centered in alinement with the said roller or wheel E and plumb therewith. It will be seen by glancing at Fig. 1 particularly that the whole construction A can turn at its neck A and catch a rail F and that if the cargo, coal or like material in a bucket, cage or otherwise is suspended from C it can be so swung at B as to enable the whole block to slide along the rail F in a downwardly inclined direction, that is to say, from an elevated part above the ships hold to the wharf, truck or the like. As the track upon which the improved gear embodying my invention runs may require to be curved at certain parts I make the rail F at such curved parts to downwardly disappear so as to allow the abutting plates G G to act as 1 bearing rails around such curved portion for the flanges E of the roller or wheel E. It will be noticed (see Figs. 3 and 4.) that the side members A and A" will keep the roller or wheel E from leaving its track. A little lubricant should be placed around the outside faces of G G and the inner faces of A A where those parts come int-o contact.

In practice, a basket of coal for instance, is attached to the hook C, the hauling rope which is attached to B is set in motion and raises the said coal with the metal roller catch block A. During the suspension the construction A is swung against the rail F and sufficiently lowered so that the roller or flanged wheel E takes its seat on, and properly engages with, the rail F. This action is helped by the peculiar construction of the part A which part A acts as a guide in mounting the hook upon rail F as seen by dotted .lines in Fig. 1, if that portion were made straight instead of being inclined it would be difficult to place the wheel on the rail as the hook would swing about and when above the rail and resting against same, it would. be in a slanting position and the strain on the end of the hook caused by the weight of the guides, would cause the extended side piece A to strike the rail and prevent the wheel falling into position as soon as the wheel E reached the rail. The winch gear pulling at B is slacken'ed and the wheel or roller E rolls down along the line of rail F until the hook C superimposes the truck or position on the wharf or elsewhere where the coal or other goods is or are to be deposited.

A lubricated axle H is provided for the roller or wheel E and care is taken that the member A is sufficiently lengthy to cover a portion of one of the abutting plates G. (See Figs. 3 and 4).

hat I do claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a gear for lifting and transporting goods the combination of a frame, a roller j ournaled therein, suspending means connected to the lower part of the frame, said means being in the same plane as the roller, the upper part of said frame being to one side of the vertical plane of the roller and a track for said roller. I

2. A gear for lifting and transporting goods comprising a frame, a roller therein, the top portion of said frame being out of vertical alinement with the roller, a depending hook connected to the lower end of the frame, said hook being in Vertical alinenient I with the roller and a track for the roller. I

3. A gear for lifting and transporting I goods comprising a frame consisting of a bar having one end doubled over upon itself and a hook at its other end, said doubled over end being bent to one side, a roller journaled. within the doubled over end, said roller hav- 1 ing flanges thereon, the extreme end of the l bar projecting below the roller to form a l guide, av rail upon which the roller is adapted to travel, and abutting plates projecting above the rail at certain points and adapted to Contact with the flanges of the roller In testimony whereof I have signed my 15 name to this speni'lieation in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Witnesses:

A. HARKER, H. SM I'IH. 

